Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Linton Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linton Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Linton Mills

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Linton Mills:
  • 40.173961, -81.693458
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Linton Mills

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
  • Since Linton Mills is near Guernsey County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Linton Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linton Mills ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bacon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bacon is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Birds Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
• Flat Iron Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
• Flat Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
• Guernsey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Indian Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
• Low Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maysville is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Postboy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
• Shady Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Linton Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Linton Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Linton Mills and extending to:

• Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Linton Mills to Coshocton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'